On 4/27/2023 at 1:53 PM, BostonBestEats said:
Hi, I'm the moderator of r/CombiSteamOvenCooking on Reddit, where we have a lot of Anova users, and I occasionally check what is going on over here but haven't posted before.
With regards to your question, you don't say precisely what settings you are using. However, you should be aware that running the fan produces heat by itself. At low temps, that can cause the temp to rise by ~10°F over time. Since there is no active cooling in the oven, it then can't maintain the low temp. I suspect that is the problem, and not a defect with your oven.
The solution is not to run the fan (or steam, which requires the fan to be on full) when proofing. There really is no big reason to do so anyway. Just cover your bowl or pan and run the oven conventionally at the temp you want to proof at.
Thank you for responding. I'll take your advice and follow your recommendation. It does beg the question though, "what is the proof setting for"?
